Gas-trick distress: a visit to Ukraine

Russia continues to pile pressure on the country, and will soon have the power to cut off its natural gas. Our correspondent pays a visit to find how Ukrainians cope . The simplest solution to renewables’ intermittency is to move electricity around—but that requires vast new international networks of seriously beefy cables . And Canada’s version of American football is wasting away . For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist , subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.